Sortable address list for email

Abstract

The present invention provides for the sorting of an address list associated with an email. A method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention includes: actuating a selection mechanism associated with the email; sorting a plurality of email addresses in the email in response to the actuation of the selection mechanism; and displaying the sorted email addresses.

1 . A method for providing a sortable address list for an email, comprising: 
 actuating a selection mechanism associated with the email;    sorting a plurality of email addresses in the email in response to the actuation of the selection mechanism; and    displaying the sorted email addresses.    
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the selection mechanism comprises a button.  
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the sorting further comprises: 
 setting a sorting criterion; and    sorting the plurality of email addresses based on the sorting criterion.    
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the displaying further comprises: 
 displaying the sorted email addresses in a table.    
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the email comprises a received email.  
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the email comprises an email to be sent.  
   
   
       7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising: 
 obtaining data associated with each of the email addresses.    
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the sorting further comprises: 
 sorting the plurality of email addresses based on at least a portion of the data.    
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the obtaining further comprises: 
 obtaining the data by parsing the email addresses.    
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the obtaining further comprises: 
 obtaining the data from meta data provided with the email.    
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the obtaining further comprises: 
 obtaining the data from an external source.    
   
   
       12 . A system for providing a sortable address list for an email, comprising: 
 a system for actuating a selection mechanism associated with the email;    a system for sorting a plurality of email addresses in the email in response to the actuation of the selection mechanism; and    a system for displaying the sorted email addresses.    
   
   
       13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the selection mechanism comprises a button.  
   
   
       14 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the system for sorting further comprises: 
 a system for setting a sorting criterion; and    a system for sorting the plurality of email addresses based on the sorting criterion.    
   
   
       15 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the system for displaying displays the sorted email addresses in a table.  
   
   
       16 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the email comprises a received email.  
   
   
       17 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the email comprises an email to be sent.  
   
   
       18 . The system of  claim 12 , further comprising: 
 a system for obtaining data associated with each of the email addresses.    
   
   
       19 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the system for sorting further comprises: 
 a system for sorting the plurality of email addresses based on at least a portion of the data.    
   
   
       20 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the system for obtaining further comprises: 
 a system for obtaining the data by parsing the email addresses.    
   
   
       21 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the system for obtaining further comprises: 
 a system for obtaining the data from meta data provided with the email.    
   
   
       22 . The system of  claim 18 , wherein the system for obtaining further comprises: 
 a system for obtaining the data from an external source.    
   
   
       23 . A program product stored on a computer readable medium for providing a sortable address list for an email, the computer readable medium comprising program code for performing the steps of: 
 actuating a selection mechanism associated with the email;    sorting a plurality of email addresses in the email in response to the actuation of the selection mechanism; and    displaying the sorted email addresses.